Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-27

"A lodge Of the Royal Arcanum will be
instituted at Mancelona.
Jackson Assembly Hall is well dec
Grated with 700 pieces of painting.
Fred A. Baker. of Detroit, says the new
liquor law, which went into effect Sept. "a,
is unconstitutional and void.
Chicken thieves have been getting in
their work near Vicksburg. Over 800
worth have been stolen recently.
The Jackson Citizen says the average
church attendance on Sunday is larger In
jackson than any city Of the size in the
West.
The w. r. G. has elected Mrs. Emma
A. Hampton, of Detroit, National Presi-
dent. Mrs. Cora Day Young is the senior
Vice President.
The State Board Of Agriculture has
rvjootod aii bids fvr the erection OF a new
building at the Agricultural College, none
coming within the appropriation, and will
readvertise.
Gov. Luce has appointed w. H. Mat
tison, Of lonia, and A. o. Hyde, of Mar
shall, additional delegates to the Farmers
National Congress at Chicago, Nov. 10.
The people Of Lansing have been no.
tilted that they must raise bonus of $5O,-
600 to keep the wagon works from being
removed to Grand Rapids. The amount
will probably be raised.
Dogs killed four fine sheep for James
Jackson, of Comstock Township, Kalama-
zoo County, wounded seven, and drove
twelve others away, probably into the river,
where they were drowned. One dog was
shot.
Mrs. Mary Linskey leaped into the
river at Detroit recently and rescued
drowning child. A dozen men stood en-
the wharf and Witnessed the brave act
woinSn weh ahs,sSsa S6 tns -flors iy -s.i-
captain Of q tug.
1t is estimated that from $500 to 5000
a month is sent out of Jackson TO purchase
tickets in the Louisiana State Lottery. OF
this amount about one-half is sent through
the Jackson agent and the other half
through the postoffice. Many Jackson la
dies buy tickets every month.
Jackson parties have been prospecting
for coal at Grand Ledge on lands leased
by them last fall and have struck what
they ella IN is the best quality ever found
in the State. They viii tink shaft at
once for mining purposes. The vein is
about sixty feet below the surface and
heavy.
Tho new Toledo, Ann Arbor and
Northern Michigan shops at Owosso are to
thirty engines, q machine shop cover
ing SOx2OO feet, and other large buildings
for blacksmith shops, wood-shops. foun-
dry, paint-shop, store sheds, general
offices, etc.
After fifteen years freedom Albert
Frazer was recaptured by the Jackson
prison authorities recently and returned to
Jackson. Frazer was sent up for criminal
assault in 1861, but May 8, 1872, escaped.
He will make legal fight now for liberty,
as he claims they cannot now confine him
in prison, as his sentence was fifteen years
from date, and that time has expired.
President Angel, Of the University.
rs a member of the commission to act with
the Secretary of State in the negotiation
for settlement with Great Britain of the
disputes growing out of the questions con-
nected with the rights of the United States
fishermen in the territorial waters Of Cana
da and Newfoundland.
The most self sacrificing editor in
this State is j. 7. Rorick, of the Bad Axe
Democrat. He refrains from printing the
details of murder trial lecause it \ uld
get people so we'll posted that it would be
imposs bic to procure sufficiently igno-
rant jury for a forgery case which is to
follow, and which will deal with about the
same evidence as the murder case.
While clearing out drain on his
place, near Lexington, ]. II. Thompson
discovered bed Of limestone rock. Mr..
Thompson took out perhaps n cord. II is
in layers of five oil fix inches in thickness,
and from ore and one-half to two feet in
width, and two and one half 10 four feet
in length. IL, has not yet developed 1t
sufficiently to know the exten; Of the de-
posit.
1t has been decided by the Circuit
Court for the county of Lenawee that 1t is
lawful to hug girl if the girl is willing. A
certain school teacher brought suit for
damages against couple Of fellows be-
cause he heard they reported that he had
his arm around a girl. The Court decided
that report of that kind did m n no
harm; TINT if ho really did hug the girl he
committed no oifense; and that he had no
right 10 kick il the lady didn't.
An east bound passenger train on the
Wabash, with large number OF passengers
aboard, had narrow escape from destruc-
ton recently. Just before tho long bridge
near North Morenci was reached the engi-
neer saw that the structure was on fire, and
succeeded in stopping his train. number
of road men who were on the train extin-
guished the flames and repaired the bridge,
and after delay of two hours the train
proceeded. 1t is believed that a deliberate
attempt was made 10 wreck the train.
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improvements are going on at Belle
vilIe all the time. The BelleviHe Enter